Securing means for antiskid chains



Mfch 24, m31.V

A. F. GILLET 1,797,230

SECURING muwsl FOR ANTISKID CHAINS 2 she'ets-sheer 1 Filed DeC. 6, 1929 :inventor A.F.Gillet f G ttomeg Mlrrhv 24, 1931- A. F. .GILLET 1,797,230

l SECURING MEANS FOR ANTISKID CHAINS I Filed Dec. 6, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A.F.Giue

(Ittorneg ZSnventqr Y Patented Mar. 24, 1931 www 'STATES Il?"tei-TENT; oFFicE ALEXIS r. GILLET, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA, AssreNonroJiIBiLnEMANUFACTURING ooMrA-NY, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA, A conronATIoN or NEBRASKA l sncUnING MEANS non AN'risnIn CHAINS y Application flied December 6,1929. serial No. '7412,172, i 'y "The present invention relates to improvements 1n detent -meanslfor anti-skid cha-ins,

and has for an objectto providek an improved chain holding device, which may be installed 5 on the automobile or other vehicle without requiring the jacking-up of the wheels, whereby the device can be installed in deep mud or snow where it is always inconvenient, and sometimes impossible, to jackup the wheelv to install the-usual type of chain.

andl enabling saine. to be readily put in place, f

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Another objectY of the `invention is-to provide an improved anti-skid device in'rwhich vprovision is madeforholding anti-skid cross chains about pneumatic tires of automobiles :where they. are securely held during travel of the vehicle, and to be conveniently removed therefrom.

A further object of the invention is toprokvide an improved chain holding device involving only slight modification-to standard parts,whereby these parts are converted into more eliicient means for holding lthe cross y chains, and permitting `of the ready attachment and detachment of the'same.

A still furtherobjectof the invention is j to provide improved'lugs ordinarily employed yfor holding the tire 4and-rim kuponthe felly which lugs, according to the invention, 3Q,

are equipped to receive the cross ,chainy and v retain the cross chainV securely in place.

y A still further object of the invention-vis to produce amodiliedform of bolt for holding the improvedv lugsinplace, the' boltlan'd. lugs being constructedaccording tostandard practiceto fulfill the usual functions expected Lof f1 them, and to be further rearranged and supvp lementV d to provide additional parts for the carryingofthe crosschain. v y l A I A still-further object of the invention is to provide an improved chain holding devicek yfin which thechain is'at all-times held in a taut condition and againstloss.

j' A still further 'object ofthe invention :is

to provide an `improved chain holding device in ywhich the vparts are simple, rigid vand strong, and iii-which the parts are so shaped and ydesigned asnot tor-interfere with the brake mechanism orjgother parts of the vehicle.

The present invention `may beused with the type of chain disclosed in my co-pending application, Serial No.` 357,101, liled April 29;, 1929. v

With the foregoing and other objects in',

view, the invention willl be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto. f Y

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding` parts through- 'out the several-views, .i A c Figure y1 1s a fragmentarycross ysectional View taken :through-a wheel,v felly and ytire Figure? is a top plan view'of such lug.

one. of the Yimisa-plan view of one of the lugs .'Figure 8 is afplan view ofthe construc- I 'tion atene sidego'f the felly showing the enf gagement of the chain ring with the improved lug:

- Figure ,9 isa similarvview ofthe partsatf the ,opposite side ofthe wheel, and, Y

f Figure 10 is a' side zviewof the improved bolt. employed. y

Referringmore ings 12 designates adisc or other wheely collnected bythe bolts orjother appropriate fasparticularlyfto the drawtenings 13 with the felly 14. jThis fellyf isv c adapted to receive the rim 15 carrying the lti re 16v byH a slidable movement of thevtiretranskversely of the felly, the felly being provided with `an abutment or shoulder 17 at oneside toreceive the tire rim 15 thereagainst. The

oppositefside ofthe rim 15 is held on the felly bythe flanges 18`of lugs, such as ,shown in Figures 5,6`1and7.

Referring to these iigur`es,the flange'lSiis shown to extend fromvk one edge of the.k lug 19 which yis made :of ,metal-or other approg `priate material.Y Considered from the-hub or center of vthe wheehthe lug V18 Vextends from the outer edge of the luga19 and projects raf. dially away from the center of the wheel.

A reinforced opening 20 is made through the central. portion of the lug plate 19 for the passage therethrough of a cross bolt 21 which is ajcustomarypart passingA throughthe flanges of the felly14, .and extending outwardly therebeyond to carry the two sets ofY custoinarylugs found aty the inside and the 'outside 'of standard automobile wheels.

ipr'ovided upon the bolts/21'and take against kthe lugs'19 for thepurpose of binding" the parts in place. Y 'Each `lug 19 i's provided'witha hook for -fholdihg the 'cross chain25'which extends aboutthetire 16,v shown in 'Figure 1. The

f-hoolrs arepreferably formed integralwith Y the lug plate 19 and they project radially inwarcfl from the inner edge of's'uch'lug plate 19,*so that? they'are remote from the ri1n'15 and from the tire andthey are'so shaped as Ytolle wholly within the perimeter of thev tire,

and they th'usfall within" the protection of Vtheside Walls off the tire whichY will engage the curbing :firfstand'thusavoid any damag- -ing"contact 'of the. hooks with extraneous parts.v I Y l These' `h'ooksare also of a peculiar 'shape 1n f f that' the open mouths of the hooks are faced toward the wheel 12 or in other words are faced Iiiiwardlyandthe hooks are entirely 'closed-on all other-sides. "Humps 26 'are made at theiinitial port-ions Jof the hooks adjacent the lugs 19, and sueh hum-ps form highpoints pression Aorseat27 whioh liesfinw'ardly of the ,Y hump 26. The bill 28 of the hook extends Pin avsubstantial semi-Circle l'from the de-` Y pressed seat 'and lforrns a bulgedfpartpresentedoutwardly, 'which iffstruekpwill 'resist Y i AFlo bending or distortion. Y

"Thebolt-'21 is more particularly shown in `Figli-reV 10,"and"in 'so far yas 'itis provided with -headl29 vand with Athreads 130, upon which 'the'nut24 is run, this bolt is an exact `duplio'ate of the standard bolts employed at the "present time upon vehicle wheelsf 'However,

fit isinodiied in that it is provided Vwith an "enlarged oval'portion 31 adjacentrfthe' head 29, and with a :lip 32 formed'upon'the head 1 29 andf`proje'cting radially voutward there- *.fioni, whereby to rest against a'flange'33 upon the improved Referring-more particularly to 'these liglug 34, shown' in-*Eigures 2', 3V

is further provided with outstanding wings Y '36'provided'with angular tips 37 bent'at substantially right angles to the vwings 38. The

Wings 36, as shown .in Figure 4, extend out at approximatelyright angles to the plane of the lug plate 34 and such wings are preferably lnade integral with the lug plate 34, -mergingiwith the sideedges thereof'. rThe tips 37 are preferably rounded and tapering. The wings -36 also preferably taper outwardly or become gradually thinner.

TheY cross chain'25 has at one end a ring '38, shown in Figures 1 and 8, such ring adapted' to engage the lugs 34 at'the inner side of the wheel. At the other end each Cross ehain 25 is provided with a ringor yoke 39 adapted to engage with the hooks of the lu-gs 19 at the outer side'of the wheel.

This ring or yoke 39 is shown in Figures 1 'and 9. A snap hook 40 is carried by the ring 39 to engage with the end, or with a selected llink of the 'chain 25. The chain is detachable from the snap hook 40 by shifting inwardly the spring lpivoted catch 41 .of such hook. The ring or yoke 39, is provided with an'interior oval opening 42 to engage aboutthe nut24of the bolt 21; whereby to permit the yoke or ring 39 to extend substantially verti- `e'all'yl'or in' line with Ithe connected portion of the cross chain 25, so that 'strains arising Vfrom perm-its the ring38 to be turned to the dotted line position, as shown in Figure 8, which is necessary Iin `the 'assembling and removal of Arithe'device. Y

In the use of thek device, when an automobile is purchased,the standard bolt and lugs are discarded in, favor of the bolt 21,- and the lugs 19 andV 34 accordingto the presenti-rivention ;V it being understood that the latter conl form in all essential particulars to ithe standard variety and that vthey* fulfill all of the functions ofthe same. Y VThe'newparts'beirig installed, and -itbeing desiredyto put the cross chains 25 rupon -t-he wheels, Ythe rings 38 fare firstlshifted to the position shown in Figure 8, and slippedo'ver' the cross chainand deVolvin-g upon thering,

one horn or tip 37 of the lugs 34, and then are shifted so as to slip over the opposite horn; whereupon such rings 38 are turned to the full line position, shown in Figures 1 and 8, and the connected cross chain 25 is brought across the tire and a selected link thereofV joined in the snap hook 40; it being underv v stood that the ring 39 has been previously and such vhook will tend to more Veffectually placed upon the hook 28 of the outer lug 19; In this way any link ofthe chain 25 may be coupled to the snap hook 40, whereby-the chain will be taut. The inner open mouths of the hooks 28 are so positioned as to avoid the picking up of earth, mud or any foreign material which would be apt to clog the hook,

retain the ring 39 in place and against accidental displacement, which would result in vloss of the cross chain 25. Y

y Once the new bolts and lugs are inserted,

vthey remain upon the vehicle so as to be in readiness to receive the cross chains whenever the occasion demands. .These cross chains may be individually attached to the lugs at the upper portion of the wheel, so that there is no need to jack up the vehicle to perangles thereto, saidwbodyportionhaving an opening therethrough between said wings for receiving a bolt therethrough to secure the lug to a wheel:

8. In a securingmeans lfor ,anti-skid chains, a lug' comprising a body portion, wings extending outwardly from the bodyvportionfand at substantially right angles thereto, and

tips extending from-said wings at substan-` tially right angles thereto, said wings having their outer surfaces arcuate to' conform to the shape of the links of the anti-skid chain. In testimony whereof, `I have affixed my signature. v

` ALEXIS F. GILLET.

form this work. VFor this reason great convenience is had in the application of the antiskid chains and in the removal thereof, and this task becomes a much cleaner one. Of course,the rings and the cross chains are removed when their use is not demanded or found convenient.V

As shown more particularly in Figure 1,

B represents thebrake mechanism'in dottedL lines. It will be apparent that the arrangement, construction and disposition of the parts at the inner side of the wheel is such as not to interfere in any wise with Vthis brake mechanism. The inner edges of the lugs 34 are in alinement with the inner portion of lwithin the scope 0f the appended claims.

` and at substantially right angles thereto, and

tips extending from said wings at substantially rightk angles thereto. Y

for anti-skid chainsV What is claimed is c 1. In a securing means for anti-skid chalns,

a lug comprising a body portion, wings eX- tending outwardly from the body portionV i' 2. Ina securing means for avehicle wheel, a lug comprisinga body portion, wings extending from the side edges of the body portion and projecting outwardly from the plane of the body, and tips extending from said wingsat lsubstantially right 

